The Bourbon Thread!! - Page 14

Genetic Defect · 03-08-2009, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Guitarman-S.T-

I just picked up a bottle of Basil Haydens... Looks Extremely light and pleasant.. Will let you know if i advise you in trying it.. but for me, Its a never ending search for a Favorite

hurry up and try it I have time before the store closes

Guitarman-S.T- · 03-08-2009, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Vito

hurry up and try it I have time before the store closes

haha WHAT! lol damn i should have checked this sooner lol, i gotta cruise and get the lady from work, Let me know if you still have time and how much!

Genetic Defect · 03-08-2009, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Guitarman-S.T-

haha WHAT! lol damn i should have checked this sooner lol, i gotta cruise and get the lady from work, Let me know if you still have time and how much!

they are closed now I now have all week so take your time.

Guitarman-S.T- · 03-08-2009, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Vito

they are closed now I now have all week so take your time.

You got it my good sir.. I may fire up my FIRST Small batch #2 tonight with a glass... but damn.. if its that light it may get over shrouded by the smoke.. DAMNIT!...
decisions decisions!
( HELP ME! lol)

Genetic Defect · 03-08-2009, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Guitarman-S.T-

You got it my good sir.. I may fire up my FIRST Small batch #2 tonight with a glass... but damn.. if its that light it may get over shrouded by the smoke.. DAMNIT!...
decisions decisions!
( HELP ME! lol)

a dilemma I wish I had

BengalMan · 03-08-2009, 10:37 PM

Vito, there are plenty of suggestions in the recent few pages of this thread, about 20-40 of em. Go through and pick a few and enjoy!

Genetic Defect · 03-08-2009, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by BengalMan

Vito, there are plenty of suggestions in the recent few pages of this thread, about 20-40 of em. Go through and pick a few and enjoy!

I think I will is Bookers bourbon? I used to love that

BengalMan · 03-08-2009, 11:53 PM

Yup, Bookers is indeed a bourbon.

Genetic Defect · 03-08-2009, 11:54 PM

sweet, I should see if I still like it

Guitarman-S.T- · 03-09-2009, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Big Vito

sweet, I should see if I still like it

its some brutal some if you havent had any Bourbon in awhile.. Extremely strong and Robust but DAMN it has some nice flavors!!!!!
- Extremely sweet aftertaste... Smokey...Rich Peat...Roasted.. Damn haha, But took me close to a year+ before i finally polished off my bottle

drevim · 03-09-2009, 01:48 AM

Not truly a bourbon, but....

Stopped by a friends the other night to help with computer issues. Turned out to be a bit more wrestling than I had thought it would be over the phone. Which it always seems to be. After getting done, he asks if I'm still drinking Crown. Of course I do! Thought he may be offering a drink, since he has a fully stocked bar.

Instead he hands me the familiar Purple box. But then he drops this on me...."That bottle is probaly as old as you are"....Uh, ok.....Seems he found a couple of unopened bottles of Crown in his dad's bar, from 1976!

Wow, I was blown away. Opening the box, it has a paper band over the cap "Canadian excise" and the year "1976". Label design is similar to curent except, the Waterloo factory was still in the mix. The taste is much smoother than a new bottle, and the color is much lighter. A delicious couple of fingers gone, and a bottle to be treasured.

I know that hard liquor doesn't age per say, so I have to atribute this to the Waterloo being in there. And we all know the only way to get Waterloo now is in the XR, crazy expensive stuff.

Guitarman-S.T- · 03-09-2009, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by drevim

Not truly a bourbon, but....

Stopped by a friends the other night to help with computer issues. Turned out to be a bit more wrestling than I had thought it would be over the phone. Which it always seems to be. After getting done, he asks if I'm still drinking Crown. Of course I do! Thought he may be offering a drink, since he has a fully stocked bar.

Instead he hands me the familiar Purple box. But then he drops this on me...."That bottle is probaly as old as you are"....Uh, ok.....Seems he found a couple of unopened bottles of Crown in his dad's bar, from 1976!

Wow, I was blown away. Opening the box, it has a paper band over the cap "Canadian excise" and the year "1976". Label design is similar to curent except, the Waterloo factory was still in the mix. The taste is much smoother than a new bottle, and the color is much lighter. A delicious couple of fingers gone, and a bottle to be treasured.

I know that hard liquor doesn't age per say, so I have to atribute this to the Waterloo being in there. And we all know the only way to get Waterloo now is in the XR, crazy expensive stuff.

Awesome man! Yah i did read a bit on the only aging a bourbon gets is when its in the barrel, But still when its bottled there is a little "Angels Share" that evaporates off... so if anything it may be that much more concentrated... Or atleast i would think.. Def. something that would be interested passing around a herf

Genetic Defect · 03-09-2009, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Guitarman-S.T-

its some brutal some if you havent had any Bourbon in awhile.. Extremely strong and Robust but DAMN it has some nice flavors!!!!!
- Extremely sweet aftertaste... Smokey...Rich Peat...Roasted.. Damn haha, But took me close to a year+ before i finally polished off my bottle

about 6 years since I really tried it, then a buddy and me drank half the bottle during the first half of the playoff games it was the packers and some other team.

Guitarman-S.T- · 03-09-2009, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Vito

about 6 years since I really tried it, then a buddy and me drank half the bottle during the first half of the playoff games it was the packers and some other team.

haha holy hell man, I can easily notice a slight buzz after a few fingers...
124.6 proof was mine.. but damn its Brutal!

BengalMan · 03-16-2009, 02:03 PM

Thread has been a little slow, bump to the top!

newcigarz · 03-16-2009, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by BengalMan

Thread has been a little slow, bump to the top!

Don't want to bring the thread down, but.

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Good thing I have two more bottles.

BengalMan · 03-16-2009, 04:17 PM

That's always painful to see a rare/HTF bottle make it's home in the recycle bin, however I'm sure it was enjoyed! I'm drinking a little Elijah Craig 18 right now. Love this stuff!

awsmith4 · 03-26-2009, 10:20 PM

Tonight at the store I was wanting to try something different so I wondered past the bourbon over to the Rye section. I chose the Russell Reserve Rye. It is very tasty, a good change of pace.

I also was wondering everyone's opinion on the Mitchter line of whiskeys. I have never heard of them and both the bourbon and the rye were damn expensive.

WildBlueSooner · 03-26-2009, 10:23 PM

I have had soo many bourbons but I have never had Stagg! I am gonna have to pick me up a bottle. The in-laws are coming soon and my father in law loves bourbon so maybe I can buy a bottle for us to share.

Good job keeping the bourbon thread alive!

awsmith4 · 03-26-2009, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by WildBlueSooner

I have had soo many bourbons but I have never had Stagg! I am gonna have to pick me up a bottle. The in-laws are coming soon and my father in law loves bourbon so maybe I can buy a bottle for us to share.

Good job keeping the bourbon thread alive!

A fine BOTL (thanks again Stewart) recently found me some and I have to say i was not disappointed. I drink most everything neat and as a word of caution sip it very gingerly or your tongue may hate you for a few hours.

Speaking of that, all you Stagg drinkers, how do you enjoy your? Neat, with a drop of water, or on the rocks?

03-08-2009, 10:37 PM	#266
BengalMan Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ian Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 1,280 Trading: (10)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! Vito, there are plenty of suggestions in the recent few pages of this thread, about 20-40 of em. Go through and pick a few and enjoy!

03-08-2009, 11:53 PM	#268
BengalMan Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ian Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 1,280 Trading: (10)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! Yup, Bookers is indeed a bourbon.

03-08-2009, 11:54 PM	#269
Genetic Defect difetosso Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Perry Location: An elevator Posts: 5,202 Trading: (5)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! sweet, I should see if I still like it __________________ I'm an outcast riding into town alone I got wanderlust branded deeper than the bone

03-09-2009, 01:48 AM	#271
drevim On the inside looking out Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ian Location: In the Asylum Posts: 290 Trading: (6)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! Not truly a bourbon, but.... Stopped by a friends the other night to help with computer issues. Turned out to be a bit more wrestling than I had thought it would be over the phone. Which it always seems to be. After getting done, he asks if I'm still drinking Crown. Of course I do! Thought he may be offering a drink, since he has a fully stocked bar. Instead he hands me the familiar Purple box. But then he drops this on me...."That bottle is probaly as old as you are"....Uh, ok.....Seems he found a couple of unopened bottles of Crown in his dad's bar, from 1976! Wow, I was blown away. Opening the box, it has a paper band over the cap "Canadian excise" and the year "1976". Label design is similar to curent except, the Waterloo factory was still in the mix. The taste is much smoother than a new bottle, and the color is much lighter. A delicious couple of fingers gone, and a bottle to be treasured. I know that hard liquor doesn't age per say, so I have to atribute this to the Waterloo being in there. And we all know the only way to get Waterloo now is in the XR, crazy expensive stuff. __________________ "We're the fragile elite, they dragged off the street. I guess they just couldn't take us no more...We're all crazy"

03-16-2009, 02:03 PM	#275
BengalMan Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ian Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 1,280 Trading: (10)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! Thread has been a little slow, bump to the top!

03-16-2009, 04:17 PM	#277
BengalMan Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ian Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 1,280 Trading: (10)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! That's always painful to see a rare/HTF bottle make it's home in the recycle bin, however I'm sure it was enjoyed! I'm drinking a little Elijah Craig 18 right now. Love this stuff!

03-26-2009, 10:20 PM	#278
awsmith4 Simple Pleasures - 2oL Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Albert Location: Marietta, Georgia Posts: 4,602 Trading: (111)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! Tonight at the store I was wanting to try something different so I wondered past the bourbon over to the Rye section. I chose the Russell Reserve Rye. It is very tasty, a good change of pace. I also was wondering everyone's opinion on the Mitchter line of whiskeys. I have never heard of them and both the bourbon and the rye were damn expensive. __________________ Its THIS easy to support our troops

03-26-2009, 10:23 PM	#279
WildBlueSooner I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: James Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 3,322 Trading: (19)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! I have had soo many bourbons but I have never had Stagg! I am gonna have to pick me up a bottle. The in-laws are coming soon and my father in law loves bourbon so maybe I can buy a bottle for us to share. Good job keeping the bourbon thread alive! __________________ "To dilute the will to win is to destroy the purpose of the game. There is no substitute for victory"-- Douglas MacArthur